The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1887-12-07
SUNDAY CONCERT.
The Inmates Entertained by the Still
water Orchestra.

The Inmates Entertained by the Still
water Orchestra.
After the regular services Sunday, the inmates
were furnished with some excellent music by the
saltwater orchestra, who rendered the following
pieces in the most perfect manner and to the graft
ication of their audience: Overture. Home Cir
ce," by Shepelgrel; overture, ''Elks Frolics," by
Boettger Wedding Waite. by Faust; March.
Greeting to Ems by Liebig. The members of
the orchestra who so kindly contributed to our
entertainment were: Aft. Lindbloom, LIST violin;
Albert Brown I'd violin; Jos. Miller. bass; Chas.
Warmer, LIST cornet; Jos. Then, I'd cornet; Chas.
Conant, caironet; Jos. Hipp, organ; Geo. Graham,
Trombone Ed. HolcCmb, snare drum.
After the completion of the musical program,
Deputy Westby said that he wished he could make
a speech. but as he could not he merely wished to
tell the boys" that this mus and the entertain
ments that had been and would be given were for
| them and not for the officers. and IN name he
would thank each member of the orchestra, and
also Mr. V. c. Seward, who is so untring in his eff
forts to relieve the teJium of our confinement.
He was also glad to many citizens of Still
water present. 1t was said sometime ago that the
discipline poor here that the citizens did
not dare to attend our chapel services-and to see
| so many present this morning ample evidence
| that their confiden had been restored The
continuance of these entertainments would de-
pend upon ourselves. You stand by and 1
will stand by you; but you must show that you APP
preciate our efforts by your hearty cooperation in
maintaining the discipline
Mr.. E. G. Butts, one of the prison inspectors
was then introduced. and said it pleasure
for those concerned in the management of this in
stituton to make our confinement in this place as
easy and agreeable is consistent with proper
discipline. Reward punishment might be
looked for the result of our conduct here, and
| every thing would be done and is being done to
bring forth the better elements in our nature and
he heartily approved of these little diversions.
There is nothing soothing than the strains
CT sweet music, nothing more calculated to light
en- the gloom of our confinement. There was one
| announcement that gave him great pleasure to
make and that is, the board of charities and cor
rections have effected organization the object
of which is to afford immediate help to the in
mates as they leave here, and if each one of
we left here would meet them half way there
would be means Of earning honest liveli-
hood afforded us, and every help and inducement
extended to enable us to retrieve the past and
ennoble the future.
MIR Seward then introduced Gen. Sam Hartman,
Grand Duke of Somerset, Wisconsin, who adj
dressed the inmates as follows:
yellow Convicts-When invited to visit
your chapel this morning made compact with
Mr.. Seward that should not be called upon to
speak. That compact has been broken, and as 1
stand here trying to til Tx CT something to say L
am reminded OF one OF Bill Nye's stories. It was
in the old days at Laramie and theatrical troupe
had gone out there TO give series of entertain
ments. The company a light and they
had to fill good many parts with 'supers.' Among
the latter they hired hackman at three dollars a
week to assume the role of commander of the
Roman soldiers. His instructions were, upon re-
ceiving his cue, to enter from the right,
march around the stage three times and exit at
the left He entered all right enough, but after
marching once around he made his exit at the
right and thus threw the whole company into con-
| fusion. The stage manager of course was exceed
| ingly wroth and at once demanded why he had
not followed the directions which had been ex-
plicitly given him. Well answered the hack
man, my Roman trousers were coming off, and
when hire out as a Roman soldier for three dol
lars week don't propose TO pose as Greek
Slave without additional remuneration. You
furnish me fig leaf and an adequate salary and
just soon play Adam in the Garden of Eden
So you see l am somewhat in the position OF the
hackman; that u.s. 1 am called upon to do some